In a special drive conducted by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Tuesday, mosquito breeding was found on 75 premises including government offices, bus depots, police stations and major teaching institutions.
SDMC mayor Anamika termed the situation alarming, saying that agencies are not cooperating even after various advisories issued regarding this. “The ‘Public Health Department’ compelled to issue 83 legal notices and seven challans to these complexes under Delhi Municipal Corporation (malaria and other mosquito borne diseases) by-laws, 1957,” she said.
Corporation officials found mosquitoes breeding at 75 premises including 20 police stations, eight DTC depots and nine teaching institutions have been found positive for mosquito breeding, she said.
Giving details about complexes where breedings were found, she said that BSES Office Khyala, BSES Power ltd, Masjid Road, BSES office road, Andrews Ganj, DTC depot Kesho Pur, ‘Juvenile Justice Board’, model eye hospital, TB Hospital and fire station (Nehru Place) among them.
Besides, , DMRC (Harkesh Nagar), railway dispensary at Pulpehladpur, office of irrigation and flood control department, Vasant Vihar police station, Mehrauli, Kalkaji, Sarita Vihar, Dabri and Hari Nagar; IIT gate depot Kalu Sarai are also among the premises where breeding found.
Chairman of standing committee Rajdutt Gahlot said that mosquito borne diseases like dengue, malaria and Chikungunya can be kept well under control by active involvement general public and the stakeholders by prevention of water stagnations in and around their houses and workplaces since mosquito lays its eggs only in water for its future progeny.
“The water storage containers should be properly covered with tightly fitted lid/cloth and the surface water collection which cannot be covered should be channelized or treated with petrol or diesel,’ he said.
The number of people suffering from malaria in the National Capital has reached 62. Two fresh cases of dengue also reported in a week, taking the total number to 63 this year.
According to data provided by municipal corporations out of total dengue cases, 28 patients who diagnosed with the disease belong to Delhi while 23 patients traced here were from different states and other 12 patients did not provide their address.
Meanwhile, mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 16511households in Delhi and 14133legal notices have been issued and 152 number of prosecutions launched this year, according to data released by the SDMC.
The ‘dengue breeding checkers’ have checked 8746657houses.